#MeToo: Amitabh Bachchan says "No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour, or disorderly conduct, especially at her work place"

Highlights

Amitabh Bachchan answered questions ranging from his birthday plans, upcoming projects, his unfulfilled dreams including sexual harassment at the workplace.

Bachchan spoke about taking corrective measures, encourage women to file complaints or a recourse to law in case of misbehaviour or disorderly conduct.

The 76-year-old actor finds it "most heartening" to see women representations in the work vocations on the increase in India.

As Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan turns 76, wishes from across the world are pouring in for the actor.

Yes, #HappyBirthdayAmitabhBachchan is trending too. From Bollywood biggies, cricketers, politicians to his ever growing fans, senior Bachchan has a wave of birthday messages to read and reply to.

Bachchan, who isn’t known to be a big fan of birthdays himself, decided to bring in his 76th by answering a couple of questions posed to him on Twitter. He answered questions ranging from his birthday plans, upcoming projects, his unfulfilled dreams including sexual harassment at the workplace - the one question Bollywood hasn’t been too keen on answering.

On the question regarding addressing sexual harassment at workplace, the 102 Not Out actor was asked about the atrocities that women have been facing in the entertainment industry and if he has a solution to the social inequality that fosters widespread injustice.

Responding to the question, Bachchan spoke about taking corrective measures, encourage women to file complaints or a recourse to law in case of misbehaviour or disorderly conduct.The 76-year-old actor finds it "most heartening" to see women representations in the work vocations on the increase in India.

He said, “No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour, or disorderly conduct ; especially at her work place. Such acts should immediately be brought to the notice of concerned authorities, and corrective measures be taken, either through filing complaints or a recourse to law. Discipline and civic, social and moral curriculums, should be adopted at a very early educational level. Women, children and the weaker sections of our society are the most vulnerable. They need to be under special protective care. It has been most heartening to see women representations in most work vocations, on the increase in our country. It would be an unrepairable blemish if we are not able to provide them the welcome they deserve and the dignity of the security of their presence.”

Previously, Tanushree Dutta had called out Amitabh Bachchan for not taking a stand against sexual harassment at the workplace. When he was asked earlier about the ongoing Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar controversy, he had said that he could not react to the controversy since he was neither Nana nor Tanushree Dutta.

Will the voice of the Shehenshah, now encourage more actors from the film industry to take a stand on the #MeToo movement in India and take action against those whose names are being outed, almost every day?